I N T E R N A T I O N A L
WWW.INBROADCAST.COM | ISSUE 24 - OCTOBER 2013
N E W S
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LiveU Introduces
LU500 Professional
Uplink Solution
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iveU, specialising in portable
l i v e v i d e o - o v e r- c e l l u l a r
solutions, has introduced its LU500
professional-grade uplink solution
in a small lightweight form-factor,
powered by LiveU’s new multiprocessor video encoding engine
and fourth-generation patented
bonding algorithms.
The LU500, with its proprietary
internal antenna, optimises available
bandwidth to deliver broadcastquality live HD video transmission
for compelling 24/7 news and
events coverage on-the-move and
in ﬁxed locations. The LU500 joins
LiveU’s existing product series,
including the industry-standard
LU70 professional backpack.
The LU500, weighing around
1 kg (2.2 lbs), offers the ultimate
combination of high-performance
and small size with an end-to-end
boot-up time of less than one
minute. The unit supports Anton
Bauer, V-Lock, PAG, and LiveU’s
internal swappable batteries and
offers advanced remote control
functions via the LiveU Central
management platform.
LiveU’s powerful core video
encoding technology with its
embedded video and audio
media compression processors
is the foundation for higher video
performance, increased resiliency
and cost-optimised live video
transmission.
The LU500 is the latest product
solution within LiveU Connect,
LiveU’s single multi-layered live
video ecosystem, which includes:
front-end ﬁeld acquisition cellular
bonding products; back-end
servers; and the LiveU Central
management platform that allows
full configuration, control and
monitoring of the entire ecosystem
and content via any browsersupported device.
Samuel Wasserman, LiveU’s
CEO, said: “LiveU’s renowned
video quality and resiliency has
reached yet another level with this
latest technological advancement.
We’re excited to come to the
market with this professional live
HD content gathering tool, meeting
the requirements of reporters and
photographers in the field, and
engineers in the studio.”
LU500, with the new multi-media
processors, offers up to ten bonded
connections plus WiFi and two
LAN connections. The unit can be
LiveU’s LU500 lightweight
professional-grade uplink solution
connected to the LiveU Xtender
external antenna for extra-resiliency
in challenging conditions, and
connected to satellite equipment
to create a hybrid cellular/satellite
solution for guaranteed bandwidth
in remote areas. The LU500 can also
support additional optional modems
via external USB ports.
LiveU’s full product portfolio
ranges from backpacks and
camera-mounted units to external
antennas, hybrid vehicle solutions,
computer bonding software, and
smartphone apps.
Wasserman added: “A truly
disruptive technology not only
changes the way that people think
but also the way they operate. This
is what LiveU’s cellular bonding
technology is recognised for in
the broadcast and online media
industries, and wider technological
community. Our aim is to deliver
far-reaching solutions for a wide
spectrum of users, ranging
from established international
broadcasters to citizen journalists.”
The World Economic Forum
has just recognised LiveU as
a Technology Pioneer 2014.
Consisting of 36 companies, the
winners comprise what the World
Economic Forum has selected
as the world’s most innovative
technology start-ups. LiveU has
also been named one of the 2013
ﬁnalists in the 6th annual Mobile
Excellence Awards in the Best
Technology Breakthrough category
for its smartphone technology.
LiveU developed and patented the
technology for cellular bonding for
remote news gathering in the US
and other countries.